From startups to SME to MNC, the importance of hiring good people cannot be emphasized enough. Applicant tracking system (ATS) was supposed to help. Instead, typical systems deploy non-semantic matching and basically surface the resume with the best SEO. LinkedIn…
For folks new to remote working, it may seem like an easy adjustment. You just bring your laptop home and boot it up. As long as the internet connection is decent, what else would be needed? The short answer to…
I just finished giving a talk on HR technology when I was approached by a couple of attendees. They happened to be from the Singapore Navy and was there to learn more about HR Technology which they might be able…
Productivity – the buzzword of the Singapore economy since time immemorial. In the beginning, it was very much centred on the industrial age that we were in. This means getting operators to adopt new equipment, change to new workflows or…
It is painful to watch. The excel sheet that has held payroll data since the company’s inception decades ago is so bloated that the time taken to open the file could allow one to make a cup of coffee, finish…
It is almost by default that any recruiters, salespeople or networkers need to have a LinkedIn account. With millions of users on that platform, it is the easiest way to plug into a vast network which you can dissect, sort…
We’ve seen the rise of chat bots for functions such as customer service and e-commerce. Now get ready to be interviewed by a chat bot for your next job! GrabJobs becomes the first company in South East Asia to roll…
In the world of increasing connectivity, it remains incredibly frustrating hard to find someone’s corporate email address. Be it to link up with old work pals, recruiting or prospecting, getting the email address is key to getting your message across.…
With cold calls going the way of the dinosaurs, email is increasingly becoming a more effective way to reach out to prospects. Just look at the first thing most of us would do when we wake up. We check our…
Vaisagh Viswanathan is the co-founder and CTO at impress.ai. With impress.ai they aim to make hiring fairer by using the right data points to deliver a ten fold increase in productivity and efficiency while ensuring that candidates have a better…
